Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX

25specifications compared
13differ
12identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of I220GC, M3N78-VM
46 specifications	A ASUS I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model I220GC View product	B ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-VM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	224 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	VIA VT1708B
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	188.7 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD

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